Tech Committee Meeting, April 14, 2012, 9 am - 12 pm
Laury Scandling, Carin Smolin, Julie Leary, Renee Drummond, Chris Murray, Tom Milliron, Carolyn Dukes, Dave Ringle, Lynette McNutt, Cathy Brown, Brita Steinberger
Review 5 pt plan developed last meeting:
Advocate and secure funding
Building and maintaining robust infrastructure
Deliver ongoing individualized pd
Achieve efficiencies, financial savings through paperless goals
Open the tech environment
Agenda:
Funding update
Google is coming
Communications plan
Group work
Report out
Laury gave funding update…still request in capital budget and district operating budget refresh cycle…stay tuned for final legislature news
Chris gave update on tech review of the district---the infrastructure that is being analyzed and learning what system needs are etc.; that is a priority for our district to build and improve the capacity
Needs to know what is not working that is important to do your job or student’s can engage or do their work
Need to consider having a key person in each building as contact to the IT department about problems encountered so IT is aware and can address those problems
Harborview site council survey of what technology is working and what is specifically needed for PD by staff—report is coming; identified that not all teachers know what they need for PD ;
Where to save student work: Students saving work onto server is not consistent and need clarification across the board-we use apple standard; everything is put on server…save on desktop and then put on server
Staff survey needed and how to prioritize next needs
Google communications plan:
Take email services off old servers (communigate program) and move toward Google; industry standard is Microsoft but we can’t afford it so other districts are also using Google (Google apps for education is 100% free).
Google will archive email for small fee which is required by state law.
Collaborate on documents, district calendar…
Roll out to staff and students; students will not get email unless requested
PD needs: Google apps and using ipads
Plan to do this transition in small groups, schools, individualized- one to one
FAQs, flyer, To Do for summer re: email system
Important to have clear directive; apple mail going away
From March-last meeting: Group work within 8 components framework:
Shared vision and leadership – Richard, John, Tom
Professional development – Julie, Janna, Renee
Infrastructure-Tech planning – Laury, Chris, Carin, John
Culture
Community Partnerships
Funding – Laury
Curriculum and implementation –Brita, Kathy, Dave, Carrolyn
Work groups today:
Communications planning on Google transition: Carin, Brita, Chris
Prioritization $ and needs: framework for needs assessment
Near term/long term PD: Julie, Cathy, Lynette, Carolyn
Apple: Thursday 5/3…
Next year…
Discussion about ipad support and server needs
Tech mentors at each site
ipad users group: let’s convene it and open to anyone
Next ipad group session is next week, April 21: Laury will send out info
include students
Curriculum: iSafe, netkidz
Communications Plan Discussion: Brita, Laury, Carin
Need FAQ in everybody’s box, flyers and online district website, wiki, and emailed
Staff meetings
District wide email weekly…its coming, here’s what it means to you, how it will work
Weekly tech tips and archived on district website/portal
Managing your email
Google form survey of each user as implementing one to one-to identify specific pd needs, capacity/competence in using technology, specific questions to help shape pd and usage
Training to use-Tech wiki space
Archive and make accessible on wiki or ? various training vignettes on technology
Include in District email-Connections and You’ve Got Mail regularly
Tiered roll out: accessing and implementing, using, sharing technology with the right people in each building who will be tech mentors/champions
How well trained are IT staff in communications?
How well trained are staff, admin council
Video tv delivered tech use and tips
Communications Workgroup recommendations:
Ongoing within district
Regular updates/information to public/parents about use of technology and successes
Using email
Superintendent’s communications and district communications
Presenting to admin council/school board
FAQ
Hosting tech info and tips on wiki or other site and video clips, how to
Follow up
Weekly tech tips and resources/best apps
Innovative tech grant sharing and access to grant funds
Clarity/update of policies and regs
New district form for parent/student use of technology
Funding workgroup recommendations:
First and foremost Infrastructure improved/fixed to support every site
Compatible operating systems/platforms across district
Google docs district wide and then compatible word/excel versions etc
Professional Development workgroup recommendations:
Involve ASDN for delivery of tech classes
Google and ipad, using wikispaces training
Some people working this summer in training and ready for school year
How to provide incentive and support to teacher mentors to others in the building
Fragmented use of technology, software programs around district that need to share- teachers need to learn and be trained on those systems at the same time as new roll out
Create district wide programs
Provide site based programs that may be useful to adopt by other sites
How will training be provided?
How to use colleagues to provide training, combo of inservice and in building training
What tech training do we need: podcasts, smartboards, use of handhelds, computers, internet safety curriculum, different elementary and secondary pd dates in fall
Top 10 social media competencies training for our teachers: create and follow PLP for staying abreast of social media and technology
Resource list of colleagues with expertise specific to technology needs
Want something all year and not just one shot technology trg
Use of assistive technology
District-wide technology conference
How can we deliver info school-wide
Dedicated tech coaches to share with others
Look at Edumodo
UAS and ASDN short tech training for students and teachers
Tech expo and include community
Champions at each site do not have to be “teachers” but could be classified staff too
Paras don’t necessarily have email or access to technology;
Laury Scandling, Carin Smolin, Julie Leary, Renee Drummond, Chris Murray, Tom Milliron, Carolyn Dukes, Dave Ringle, Lynette McNutt, Cathy Brown, Brita Steinberger
Review 5 pt plan developed last meeting:
Agenda:
Laury gave funding update…still request in capital budget and district operating budget refresh cycle…stay tuned for final legislature news
Chris gave update on tech review of the district---the infrastructure that is being analyzed and learning what system needs are etc.; that is a priority for our district to build and improve the capacity
Google communications plan:
From March-last meeting: Group work within 8 components framework:
Work groups today:
- Communications planning on Google transition: Carin, Brita, Chris
- Prioritization $ and needs: framework for needs assessment
- Near term/long term PD: Julie, Cathy, Lynette, Carolyn
- Apple: Thursday 5/3…
- Next year…
- Discussion about ipad support and server needs
- Tech mentors at each site
- ipad users group: let’s convene it and open to anyone
Next ipad group session is next week, April 21: Laury will send out infoCommunications Plan Discussion: Brita, Laury, Carin
Communications Workgroup recommendations:
Funding workgroup recommendations:
Professional Development workgroup recommendations:
- Involve ASDN for delivery of tech classes
- Google and ipad, using wikispaces training
- Some people working this summer in training and ready for school year
- How to provide incentive and support to teacher mentors to others in the building
- Fragmented use of technology, software programs around district that need to share- teachers need to learn and be trained on those systems at the same time as new roll out
- Create district wide programs
- Provide site based programs that may be useful to adopt by other sites
- How will training be provided?
- How to use colleagues to provide training, combo of inservice and in building training
- What tech training do we need: podcasts, smartboards, use of handhelds, computers, internet safety curriculum, different elementary and secondary pd dates in fall
- Top 10 social media competencies training for our teachers: create and follow PLP for staying abreast of social media and technology
- Resource list of colleagues with expertise specific to technology needs
- Want something all year and not just one shot technology trg
- Use of assistive technology
- District-wide technology conference
- How can we deliver info school-wide
- Dedicated tech coaches to share with others
- Look at Edumodo
- UAS and ASDN short tech training for students and teachers
- Tech expo and include community
- Champions at each site do not have to be “teachers” but could be classified staff too
- Paras don’t necessarily have email or access to technology;
don’t need to have just one tech mentor to ac